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A bustier is an alluring garment, one many women would like to wear - if they dare. When I began to notice that women of all shapes, sizes and ages sewed and wore their bustiers with pleasure and pride, I decided to take a chance and learn to sew this very structured garment, that can be designed to flatter a wide variety of figure types.

-NEXT Pensimientos Primero: Who might wear a bustier? Who do I want to create one?
-ENTONCES/THEN Where I am, in the process of creating one. How long it’s taking me
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-FOLLOWED BY Technicos: Cut, Cloth, Construction

oCUT Pattern Selection and Alteration
•Simplicity 5006 http://www.meencantacoser.blogspot.com/2014/01/bustier-class-pattern.html
•Can’t skip the muslin stage
•Fit No 1 the pattern
•The squish factor – add one inch, ¼ inch up from waistline to new pattern
•New paper I’ve found for pattern paper – not tissue now but artists tracing paper. Mostly Transparant .
Not Tissue. Kind of like waxed paper. I use it with a soft lead pencil (#1?) – also an artist supply.
•Staedtler Artists/Draftsperson’s Sketch Paper Rolls,
Also found a brand by Bee

•Review warp and weft
•Why warp and weft are especially important for Bustiers
•Stay stich – Why not just skip it?
•The layers
•What each layer is
•Why certain fabrics are importantcoutil/coutille Use all WOVEN NO KNITS

oConstructionDem Bones Gonna Walk Around - Focus on BoningThanks to my study partner "Dave" for providing the music :-)NEXT MONTH I will summarize construction more

oPENSAMIENTOS FINALES/FINAL THOUGHTS
-Completion and goal setting tie in with other non-sewing projects
- Less temptation to stray :-)
-The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter by Susan Wittig Alberthttp://www.cottagetales.com/index.shtml"Many a little makes a mickle, many a mickle makes a mile"